Lake Oroville, California
  • Home
  • Things To Do
    • Boating >
      • Boating Overview
      • Boating Restrictions
    • Dining
    • Camping >
      • Camping Location
      • Camping Fee Schedule
      • Lake Oroville Equestrian Camps
    • Fishing >
      • Fishing Lake Oroville
    • Nature
    • Overnight
    • Places
    • Signature Events
    • Shopping
    • Trails >
      • Trails Galore
      • Hiking Trails
      • Biking Trails
      • Equestrian Trails
      • Take the Tour
      • Explore Adventure
      • Hiking - Safety Tips
    • Other
  • Visit Oroville
  • Gallery
  • More
    • Area Links
    • Directions
    • F.A.Q
    • Blog
  • Contact

Blog

Lake Oroville Community Update - March 19

3/23/2021

 
Picture
Picture
March 19, 2021
Trail Closure at Loafer Creek
A one-mile portion of the Roy Rogers Trail in the Loafer Creek Recreation Area will be closed Monday through Friday starting March 22 and extending to April 30. The four-mile equestrian and hiking trail will be fully open Saturdays and Sundays only.

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and California State Parks (CA Parks) are partnering with CAL FIRE’s Vegetation Management Program to clear hazard trees and fire-prone underbrush from the North Complex Wildfire burn scar in the Loafer Creek Recreation Area. CAL FIRE work crews will hand cut and use heavy equipment in the northeastern portion of Loafer Creek; crews may be visible or audible to visitors in the Recreation Area.

This collaborative effort to aid in recovery from impacts caused by the 2020 North Complex wildfire will continue for the next several years.
Temporary Closure of Brad Freeman Trail   
A small section of the Brad Freeman Trail near the Thermalito Diversion Pool across from Oroville Dam’s main spillway will be closed Monday, March 22 through Thursday, March 25 for electrical work. Signage directing trail users to a temporary trail around the closure have been installed. 
Temporary Closure Protects Eaglet
A section of the Wyandotte Campground in the Plumas National Forest is temporarily closed to protect a bald eagle nesting territory in the vicinity of Little Grass Valley Reservoir northeast of Oroville. The remainder of the campground is not affected by the closure which is in effect until July 15, 2021.

The closure has been in effect for almost two decades and has helped a bald eagle pair to successfully nest and raise young, contributing to the sustained recovery for this species. Bald eagles are particularly sensitive to disturbances during their nesting phase.

Information about the closure may be found on the U.S. Forest Service website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/plumas/alerts-notices.  
Photo: Bald Eagle and eaglet in Plumas Nat’l Forest territory May 2018

Picture
Oroville Recreation
The Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (LOSRA) campgrounds at Bidwell Canyon, Loafer Creek (including the Equestrian Campground), and the Lime Saddle Campground are open. Group camping, including floating campgrounds, and boat-in campgrounds remain closed. Reservation capability does not open until April and camping sites will be allocated on a ‘first come-first serve’ basis.

The Lime Saddle, Bidwell Canyon, and Spillway boat ramps are open for use. Bidwell Canyon and Lime Saddle boat ramps are open 24-hours per day and the Spillway boat ramp is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The Loafer Creek boat ramps remain out of the water. The Loafer Point Boat Ramp area is still closed for construction which is anticipated to be completed this spring. All day use facilities at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (LOSRA) are open. The Lake Oroville Visitor Center remains closed.

Visit the California Parks LOSRA webpage for current information on facility status as well as current requirements to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Information about recreation facilities can be found in DWR’s interactive map on the Lake Oroville Recreation webpage. For information about the Oroville Wildlife Area, including the Thermalito Afterbay, visit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife webpage.
Photo: Sailing on Lake Oroville
Current Lake Operations
The elevation of Oroville’s reservoir is about 716 feet elevation and storage is about 1.38 million acre-feet -- 39 percent full and 53 percent of historical average. Currently, in the Northern Sierra Basin, rainfall is below average, at 54 percent of normal for this time of year and snowpack is also below average at 68 percent of normal. Dry conditions are forecasted for the weekend and into the week of March 22.

The total releases to the Feather River are 1,050 cubic feet per second (cfs) to conserve storage in Lake Oroville. The Feather River flows will consist of 800 cfs down the Low Flow Channel through the City of Oroville, and 250 cfs from the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet (Outlet) for a total of 1,050 cfs for the Feather River’s high flow channel downstream of the Outlet.

The public can track precipitation, snow, reservoir levels, and more at the California Data Exchange Center at www.cdec.water.ca.gov. Lake Oroville is identified as “ORO”.

All data as of midnight 3/18/2021
###

Know someone who would like to receive Community Updates? They can email their request to oroville@water.ca.gov.


Comments are closed.

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018

    Categories

    All
    Biking
    Boating
    Camping
    Community Update
    Events
    Feather Fiesta Days
    Hiking
    Points Of Interest
    Recreation
    Trails

    RSS Feed

CONTACT
Lake Oroville website is administered by the Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the CA Department of Water Resources. To contact us or to order a free information packet about Lake Oroville, please contact us. Phone: 800.655.4653 Email: info@orovillechamber.net
QUICK ACCESS
Lake Oroville Event Calendar
Take the Tour
Explore Adventure
Safety Tips
© Copyright 2009-2013, All Rights Reserved | Powered  by Chamber Nation   |    Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Things To Do
    • Boating >
      • Boating Overview
      • Boating Restrictions
    • Dining
    • Camping >
      • Camping Location
      • Camping Fee Schedule
      • Lake Oroville Equestrian Camps
    • Fishing >
      • Fishing Lake Oroville
    • Nature
    • Overnight
    • Places
    • Signature Events
    • Shopping
    • Trails >
      • Trails Galore
      • Hiking Trails
      • Biking Trails
      • Equestrian Trails
      • Take the Tour
      • Explore Adventure
      • Hiking - Safety Tips
    • Other
  • Visit Oroville
  • Gallery
  • More
    • Area Links
    • Directions
    • F.A.Q
    • Blog
  • Contact